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What are the smallest possible numbers if the greatest common factor of an odd number and an even number is 479 and neither number evenly divides the other?
2 and 3 are relatively prime, so multiply 479 by each of them to get two numbers that have 479 as a greatest common factor and are not divisible by each other, one which will be even and one which will be odd.479 x 2 = 958479 x 3 = 1437Furthermore, this is the smallest solution. The two numbers are multiples of 479, so let's call them 479x and 479y, where 479x is even and 479y is odd. Then x must be even, and y must be odd. So x is at least 2. y is an odd number, and it can't be 1 otherwise 479y would be a factor of 479x. So y is at least 3. Theefore the two numbers are at least 479*2 and 479*3.
The GCF of two numbers is 479?
479 and 958, among others.
If 479 is the greatest common factor what are the numbers?
479 and 958 is one possibility.
The GCF of two numbers is 479 One number is even and the other oddNeither number is divisibley the other What is the smallest that these two numbers could be?
958 and 1437
The GCF of 2 numbers is 479 One number is odd and the other is even Neither number is divisible by the other What is the smallest that these two numbers could be?
Oh, dude, you're hitting me with some math vibes here. So, if the greatest common factor of two numbers is 479 and one is odd while the other is even, and they're not divisible by each other, then the smallest those two numbers could be is 479 and 958. The odd number would be 479 and the even number would be 958. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!
